In the early morning of November 5, Beijing time, in a match in Europa League Group A, Gerrard led the Wanderers to challenge danish team Brondby away. As a result, after 90 minutes of fighting, the two sides drew 1-1, and after this round, the Wanderers only had 4 points in 4 rounds, which was 8 points away from Lyon at the top of the table, and it was determined that there was no chance to directly advance.
Rangers are Scotland's super magnates, who regained the league title after 10 years under Liverpool star Gerrard last season. Gerrard, who tried to make a big splash in European competitions this season, suffered a blow in the Champions League play-offs and did not qualify for the main tournament.
Coming to the Europa League, the Rangers didn't actually get much of an advantage. In the first 3 rounds of matches, the team only had 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, 3 rounds and 3 points, basically did not have the opportunity to get the top spot. Facing the hard-to-find Brondby in this round, Gerrard's team is still difficult to say to get 3 points.
Just before half-time, Brondby relied on ranger player Balogon's oolong ball and unexpectedly became the leading side at home. On the Rangers side, relying on constant substitutions, they finally equalized in the second half 77 minutes, but they ultimately failed to reverse the game.
After four rounds of the group stage, although the Rangers are currently the second-place team in the group, they only have 4 points, which is 8 points behind the top Lyon, who advanced early after this round. For rangers, they can only compete for a second place in a group to participate in the Europa League knockout play-off, and this is not easy.
In the Soviet Premier League, the rangers are still at the top of the list and have a clear advantage. After 12 rounds of the league, the Rangers won 8 wins, drew 3 and lost 1 loss, although not as strong as last season, but they are currently 4 points ahead of the second place Celtics, and the advantage is still relatively obvious.
Gerrard, who reigned in the Soviet Premier League, has never been able to prove himself in European competitions. Gerrard is definitely more interested in the European games than in the league. Judging by Gerrard's current achievements, he still has a relatively long way to go if he wants to return to the Premier League to coach.
In the final two rounds of the group stage, the Rangers will face Sparta Prague and Lyon respectively. The next round of matches against Sparta Prague will decide which of the two teams will gain the initiative to compete for 2nd place. In the final round against Lyon, the Rangers had to make sure they scored points if they wanted to qualify for the play-offs.